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1938 FIFA World Cup Qualification (UEFA – Group 1)
A total of 37 teams entered the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. For the first time the title holders and the host country were given automatic qualification. Therefore, France, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition. Due to the Spanish Civil War, Spain withdrew from the competition. The remaining 34 teams were divided into 12 groups, based on geographical considerations, as follows: *Groups 1 to 9 – Europe: ''11 places'', contested by 23 teams (including Egypt and Palestine). *Groups 10 and 11 – The Americas: ''2 places'', contested by 9 teams. *Group 12 – Asia: ''1 place'', contested by 2 teams. However, due to the withdrawal of Austria after qualifying (they had been annexed by Germany), only 15 teams actually competed in the final tournament. FIFA did not offer participation to the runner-up of the group that Austria had played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fricis Kaņeps
Fricis Kaņeps (10 August 1916, in Ventspils – 30 November 1981, in Staicele) was a Latvian football (soccer), footballer. He was one of the most powerful Latvian forwards of the 1930s who didn't have a very good technique but compensated it mostly by his physical strength. In earlier years when still playing in Ventspils Kaņeps also played in defence. Biography Fricis Kaņeps was the most notable footballer from Ventspils in the era between the two world wars. The first club that he played for was Ventspils Spars, one of the strongest sides in Kurzeme District, Riga, Kurzeme at the time. Before the 1936 he moved to Liepāja to play with the best football club in Latvia outside Riga - Olimpija Liepāja. This was a serious step in forward for Kaņeps and the year which he spent with Olimpija was a very productive one. Olimpija won the Latvian Higher League title and Kaņeps was the club's best goalscorer with 12 league goals (just one less than the overall leader Aleksandrs Van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Persson (footballer)
Erik "Lillis" Persson (19 November 1909 – 1 February 1989) was a Swedish football forward who played for AIK. He also played for Team Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ..., and at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France. His brother was boxer Harry Persson. References External links * 1909 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Urban
Adolf Urban (9 January 1914 – 23 May 1943) was a German footballer. Urban played as a forward for the football club Schalke 04, among others. He has made 21 appearances for Germany between 1935 and 1941, scoring 11 goals. He was also part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In the Second World War Urban was mobilised with the Wehrmacht in which he served in the 422nd Infantry Regiment on the Eastern Front in Russia, fighting at the battle of Demyansk. He later died in 1943 in Staraya Russa, from wounds received in further fighting. He was the only member of the Breslau Eleven The Breslau Eleven () was the name given to the Germany national football team who defeated Denmark national football team, Denmark 8–0 at Olympic Stadium (Wrocław), Hermann-Göring-Sportfeld in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) on 16 M ... to die in combat. His body was buried in the Karpovo Military Cemetery but was later repatriated and reburied in November 2013 in Schalk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Lehner
Ernst Lehner (7 November 1912 – 10 January 1986) was a German footballer. He was born in Augsburg and died in Aschaffenburg. International He played for the Germany national football team in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1938 FIFA World Cup. In total, he made 65 appearances and scored 31 goals for the national team. Lehner was a member of the Breslau Eleven that beat Denmark 8–0 in Breslau in 1937 and went on to win 10 out of 11 games played during that year. His position was that of an outside right. He was also part of Germany's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Career Ernst Lehner was one of the paciest and most skilled outside rights of the mid-/late-1930s. His specialty was corner kicks; gaining a reputation for often trying (and succeeding) to convert them directly. In a 1937 World Cup qualifier against Estonia, with Germany one goal behind at half-time, Germany collected 18 corner kicks in the second half, two of which Lehner converted directly and two other corner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Football Association
The Danish Football Association (; DBU) is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues, alongside the men's and women's national teams. Based in the city of Brøndby, it is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA. The DBU has also been the governing body of futsal in Denmark since 2008. Beginnings The DBU was founded on 18 May 1889 and was the first national football association outside Great Britain and Ireland. However, it did not register games officially before the 1908 Summer Olympics, meaning that the win in the 1906 Intercalated Olympics tournament was not officially recorded by the DBU. List of presidents The following is a list of presidents since its creation in 1905. DBU competitions Men's *Leagues ** Superliga ** First Division () ** Second Divisions () ** Third Divisions () ** Denmark Series () (4 groups) *Cups ** DBU Pokalen Women's *Leagues ** Elite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Uukkivi
Heinrich Uukkivi (10 May 1912 – 12 April 1943) was an Estonian association football, bandy and ice hockey player. He won the Estonian Football Championship five times, the Estonian Bandy Championship three times and the Estonian Ice Hockey Championship twice. Internationally, Uukkivi made 46 appearances for the Estonia national football team since his debut in 1931, and scored 7 goals. He won the 1931 and the 1938 Baltic Cup with the team. He also made three appearances for the Estonia national bandy team and three appearances for the Estonia men's national ice hockey team. In 1940, after Soviet occupation, Uukkivi was forcibly drafted into the Soviet Army and subsequently captured by the invading German forces. Later, he was released by the Soviet Army and sentenced to a prison camp, where he died. Honours Club Football ;Estonia * Estonian Championship: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937–38, 1938–39 Bandy ;Kalev * Estonian Championship: 1933, 1934 ;Dünamo * Estonian Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Siimenson
Georg Siimenson (16 August 1912 – 12 January 1984) was an Estonian international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ... who scored 13 goals in 42 games for the Estonian national side. References Profile at Weltfußball.de External links * * 1912 births 1984 deaths Estonian men's footballers Estonia men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Narva JS Estonia Tallinn players SK Tallinna Sport players {{Estonia-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Wetterström
Karl Gustav Evert Wetterström (15 October 1911 – 16 November 1991) was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker. He played for IK Sleipner and the Sweden men's national football team, for whom he appeared in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He scored a hat trick in Sweden's 8-0 victory over Cuba, although many sources outside of FIFA have credited him with scoring 4 goals in that match. Career statistics International : ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wetterström goal.'' Honours IK Sleipner * Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...: 1937–1938 References 1911 births 1938 FIFA World Cup players Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers 1991 deaths M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Jonasson
Sven Jonasson (9 July 1909 – 17 September 1984) was a Swedish Association football, football Striker (association football), striker and Manager (association football), manager. Career He played for Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Borås and died in Varberg. He played for IF Elfsborg and the Sweden men's national football team, for whom he appeared in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cup, 1938 World Cups. He scored two goals in 1934 and one in 1938. Jonasson holds the record for most goals (252 goals) and most consecutive games (344 games, 1927–1941) in Allsvenskan (top level of Swedish football). In 1936 he is mentioned in a Danish source for playing as a "false 9" when playing against a team using a WM-formation. In the same article the Danish journalist compares Sven Jonasson to the English centreforward Ted Drake. Honours Elfsborg *Allsvenskan: 1935–36 Allsvenskan, 1935–36, 1938–39 Allsvenskan, 1938–39, 1939–40 Allsvenskan, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Josefsson
Karl Gustaf Ragnvald "Niggern" Josefsson-Reinsell (16 February 1916 – 16 April 1983) was a Swedish footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a part of the AIK team that won the 1936–37 Allsvenskan Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1936/1937. Overview The league was contested by 12 teams, with AIK winning the championship. League table Results Footnotes References * {{DEFAULTSORT:1936-37 Allsvenskan Allsvenskan seasons .... References External links * * 1916 births 1983 deaths Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Sweden Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Footballers from Stockholm Men's association football forwards AIK Fotboll players 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Allsvenskan players {{Sweden-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Association Of Norway
The Norwegian Football Federation (, ; NFF) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Norway. It was formed in 1902 and organises the Norway national football team, men's and Norway women's national football team, women's national teams, as well as the league systems for men and women (whose top levels are respectively the Eliteserien (football), Eliteserien and Toppserien). The current president of NFF is Lise Klaveness. By 1 January 2004, there were 1,814 clubs organized in Norway and 373,532 registered players. It is the largest sports federation in Norway. The NFF joined FIFA in 1908, and UEFA in 1954. The NFF was part of an unsuccessful joint bid with the Swedish Football Association, SvFF, the Danish Football Union, DBU and the Football Association of Finland, SPL to host the UEFA Euro 2008 championship. The SvFF invited the NFF to join them in bidding for the UEFA Euro 2016 championship. The NFF and Norwegian politicians expressed support for such a proposal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolbjørn Daehlen
Kolbjørn is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Kolbjørn Almlid (born 1945), Norwegian businessman and politician * Kolbjørn Buøen (1895–1975), Norwegian actor * Kolbjørn Fjeld (1901–1978), Norwegian librarian and publisher *Kolbjørn Hauge Kolbjørn Hauge (2 April 1926 – 15 August 2007) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, crime fiction and non-fiction writer. He was awarded the Riverton Prize for 1995 for the crime novel ''Død mann i boks''. Early and personal life Hauge was bo ... (1926–2007), Norwegian schoolteacher and non-fiction writer * Kolbjørn Kvam (1865–1933), Norwegian sports shooter * Kolbjørn Lyslo (born 1975), Norwegian musician * Kolbjørn Skaare (1931–2017), Norwegian numismatist * Kolbjørn Stordrange (1924–2004), Norwegian politician * Kolbjørn Varmann (1904–1980), Norwegian priest and politician {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
